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If you’ve ever spent time watching chimps at the zoo, you’ve probably wondered: what are they thinking? Well, the answer might be simple: could be they’re fixin’ to hurl a rock at your head.
也許你曾經在公園考慮過，黑猩猩他們在想些什么？貌似這個答案非常的簡單，他們可能會朝著你的頭扔石子。
One chimp in Sweden actually hides stones and other potential projectiles, and then acts casual before chucking them at visitors—behavior that suggests an unprecedented degree of primate planning and deception. His duplicity is described in the journal Public Library of Science ONE. The chimp, named Santino, had long been known to fling things at annoying onlookers. For years he’s calmly gathered stones and chunks of concrete, stacking them in piles, which he visits when some human particularly irks him.
實際上，在瑞典的一只黑猩猩隱藏石頭和其他可以投擲的東西，然后隨意地在游客跟前拋擲。這樣的行為預示著這個靈長類動物高明的手法和欺騙的行為。這種不誠實的行為被記錄在公共科學圖書館的第一期雜志上。這只黑猩猩名叫桑提諾，很早就已經向一些不友好的觀光客們扔東西。幾年過去，他不動聲色地收集了一些石頭和水泥塊，成堆地碼好放起來。他會扔這些石塊給那些真正惹惱了他的人。
But lately Santino has gotten more cunning. For one, he’s taken to concealing his arsenal beneath little heaps of hay that he carries out from his enclosure. And his attacks are also more stealthy. Santino used to pitch a fit before pitching a stone. But now he acts all nonchalant, even thoughtfully munching an apple before letting the missiles fly.
最近，桑提諾變得越來越狡猾。他從領地拿些干草，然后把武器藏在這小堆干草下面。他的攻擊同樣也變得鬼鬼祟祟。過去，桑提諾在扔石子前，會拍拍自己的胸脯。但是他現在變得很淡定，甚至專注地在吃蘋果時，也會扔出石子來。
The researchers say the data show that chimps are capable of social planning and deception. Unless, of course, that’s just what the chimps want us to think.
實驗人員說這一事件表明了黑猩猩們能夠進行系統性的規劃和實施欺詐行為。當然，也不排除黑猩猩想讓人類反思自己的行為。
